With‐stand″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Withstood (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Withstanding.] [AS. wiðstandan. See With, prep., and Stand.] To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. Piers Plowman.
I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11.
Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.
The little tyrant of his fields withstood. Gray.